What she is focused on now is winning her first Grand Slam title since Wimbledon in 2014. To get there, she'll have to beat 21-year-old Naomi Osaka, the U.S. Open champion who is on a 13-match winning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to resume commercial whaling one day after leaving the IWC
Kyodo news agency said, quoting association sources. The decision to openly hunt whales for profit comes weeks after Japan announced its withdrawal from the IWC following years of friction between Tok... ( read original story ...)
Fuller, Smith & Turner to Sell Beer Business to Japan’s Asahi
(Reuters) - British pub operator and brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner said it had agreed to sell its beer business to a European unit of Tokyo-based Asahi for an enterprise value of 250 million pounds on ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Hottest property in women’s tennis Naomi Osaka keeps her cool for final
Naomi Osaka will be taking nothing for granted as she prepares to face Petra Kvitova in the Australian Open Final on Saturday morning but she can be sure of one thing. Given what happened in her first ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.9 quake has struck near Nishinoomote in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan on Friday. Id of earthquake: us2000j8n6. Event ids that are associated: us2000j8n6. The temblor was ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.2 mag, 206 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 206 km ESE of Yamada, Japan (128 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 144.2518° East, 38.965° North. Exact time and date of ea... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka says sponsor apologised over controversial commercial
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Japanese noodle company Nissin has apologised to Naomi Osaka after controversially depicting her in a commercial which has since been removed, the 21-year-old said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo inflation picks up but BOJ’s price target remains distant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo’s core consumer price inflation picked up slightly more than expected in January due to higher energy prices, but Japan’s central bank still has a long way to achieve its elusi... ( read original story ...)
Osaka says sponsor apologized over controversial commercial
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Japanese noodle company Nissin has apologized to Naomi Osaka after controversially depicting her in a commercial which has since been removed, the 21-year-old said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka digs deep against Pliskova to set up Kvitova final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka staved off a fightback from Karolina Pliskova to reach her maiden Australian Open final with a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win on Thursday setting up a title ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Iran advance to semifinals of Asian Cup
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Japan and Iran became the first two teams to advance to the Asian Cup semifinals on Thursday. Four-time champion Japan eliminated Vietnam 1-0 in their quarterfinal b... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.7 mag was detected near Nago in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Nago in Japan. Event id: us2000j88b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j88b. Exact ... ( read original story ...)
Nissin drops Osaka ad after complaints, star focused on game
Osaka's appeal has grown in Japan since she beat Serena Williams in last year's U.S. Open. Her performance at the Australian Open has topped daily news coverage. It's not the first time Japan has ... ( read original story ...)
Noodle company apologizes in Japanese tennis star ‘whitewashing’ controversy
TOKYO -- Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she hopes her sponsors will consult with her about how they portray her, but her focus is on her game as she heads into the final at the Australian Open. ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka blasted through to the Australian Open final, sent a message to her fans in Japanese, then said: ‘I’m going to go to sleep’
21-year-old Naomi Osaka just battled her way through to the Australian Open final after knocking out seventh seed Karolina Pliskova in three sets. The reigning US Open champion played a staggering tot... ( read original story ...)
Japanese prime minister takes swipes at Trump on trade, climate and the number of women in the U.S. workforce
The Japanese leader called for free trade ... “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." Many business and government leaders in Davos are angry at Trump’s trade tariffs and h... ( read original story ...)